Fresh corruption allegations raised in 2014 tourism ministry audit
The audit report of the tourism ministry for 2014 has raised fresh allegations of corruption over the lease of islands and lagoons for resort development during the tenure of former Tourism Minister Ahmed Adeeb.
29 Dec 2016, 9:00 AM
The audit report of the tourism ministry for 2014 has raised fresh allegations of corruption over the lease of islands and lagoons for resort development during the tenure of former Tourism Minister Ahmed Adeeb.
The audit found that the ministry failed to collect more than US$35,000 owed as lease transfer fees from five islands and two lagoons as well as MVR40,000 (US$2,590) as lease mortgage fees from four islands.
However, the ministry provided services for the companies that leased the islands despite the non-payment of fees.
Several of the islands were flagged last February in a special audit that exposed the theft of US$79 million from the state-owned Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation, a corruption scandal of unprecedented scale in Maldivian history.
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